A 69-year-old Gozitan woman was slightly injured yesterday when she was hit by a horse before one of the traditional Santa Marija races at Republic Street in Victoria, the police said. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. The woman, a resident of Victoria, was rushed to the Gozo General Hospital. Spectators tend to get quite close as the horses are raced up the street.

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